CVE-2024-5217
Incomplete Input Validation in GlideExpression Script
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- SN
Description
ServiceNow has addressed an input validation vulnerability that was identified in the Washington DC, Vancouver, and earlier Now Platform releases. This vulnerability could enable an unauthenticated user to remotely execute code within the context of the Now Platform. The vulnerability is addressed in the listed patches and hot fixes below, which were released during the June 2024 patching cycle. If you have not done so already, we recommend applying security patches relevant to your instance as soon as possible.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as ServiceNow Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs Vulnerability.
- Added
- 29 Jul 2024
- Fix due (US federal)
- 19 Aug 2024
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.
Timeline
ID reserved
By SN
- 49 days later
· 49 days later
Published
- 19 days later
· 19 days later
Added to CISA KEV
Known exploited in the wild
- 15 months later
· 15 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Critical9.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| SNCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 4.0 | Critical9.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 99.6% · top 0.1% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.2.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected < Utah Patch 10 Hot Fix 3
- affected < Utah Patch 10a Hot Fix 2
- affected < Utah Patch 10b Hot Fix 1
- affected < Vancouver Patch 6 Hot Fix 2
- affected < Vancouver Patch 7 Hot Fix 3b
- affected < Vancouver Patch 8 Hot Fix 4
- affected < Vancouver Patch 9 Hot Fix 1
- affected < Vancouver Patch 10
- affected < Washington DC Patch 1 Hot Fix 3b
- affected < Washington DC Patch 2 Hot Fix 2
- affected < Washington DC Patch 3 Hot Fix 2
- affected < Washington DC Patch 4
- affected < Washington DC Patch 5
References (4)
- https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1648313 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1644293 (opens in a new tab)x_login-requiredx_transferred
- https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/patchnow-servicenow-critical-rce-bugs-active-exploit (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-5217 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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